Multiple press reports we are possibly in for him.

Hes got something about him I reckon. 

Behind the pecking order of Odegaard, Havertz, and Vieira and costs £43million. 

Yeah. Pass. 

 

1 minute ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Behind the pecking order of Odegaard, Havertz, and Vieira and costs £43million. 

Yeah. Pass. 

 

Ditto. The same reports have Chelsea also considering Raphinha and Ferran Torres. Silly season getting sillier.

So long as we're not in for Richarlatan. Three major reasons.

1.Tottenham have finally sussed that he is complete sh*te.

2. He is a right moody git.

3. He has a comedy nose.

Edited August 28, 20231 yr by just

I get the fact he’s not getting games but Arteta not rating him isn’t the be all and end all. He swapped Tierney for Zinchenko at left back which baffles me. Zinchenko is a centre mid. He’s so poor at left back.

He also signed Havertz in a similar role that Smith Rowe plays. I’d honestly have him before Havertz 

Wasnt Smith Rowe a Chelsea youth?

2 minutes ago, just said:

So long as we're not in for Richarlatan. Four major reasons.

1.Tottenham have finally sussed that he is complete sh*te.

2. He is a right moody git.

3. He has a comedy nose.

Come on @just don't leave us hanging. What's reason four? He's now tainted with spudness perhaps?

3 minutes ago, 19seventyone said:

I get the fact he’s not getting games but Arteta not rating him isn’t the be all and end all. He swapped Tierney for Zinchenko at left back which baffles me. Zinchenko is a centre mid. He’s so poor at left back.

He also signed Havertz in a similar role that Smith Rowe plays. I’d honestly have him before Havertz 

Wasnt Smith Rowe a Chelsea youth?

Smith Rowe is definitely better than Viera. Not sure why he's not been playing.

Just now, WhiteWall said:

Come on @just don't leave us hanging. What's reason four? He's now tainted with spudness perhaps?

4. He's tainted with spudness. It's all over his shorts.

He was one of Arsenal's top scorers in 2021/22 season but last season he lost his place to Martinelli I think. Seems to be out of favour there.

Marcus Edwards a far better solution. 

9 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Marcus Edwards a far better solution. 

Are we linked with him?

He is a decent player but no chance as Arsenal will look to get most of the Havertz money back 

38 minutes ago, 19seventyone said:

Wasnt Smith Rowe a Chelsea youth?

No, he had an unsuccessful trial with us.

Madness

1 hour ago, dermott said:

Ditto. The same reports have Chelsea also considering Raphinha and Ferran Torres. Silly season getting sillier.

I actually like Torres. Can play up top or across AM positions

He lost his place following his long injury. Maybe he hasn’t come back the same player? 
I thought he was class two seasons ago. Better goal threat than Mount

Edited August 28, 20231 yr by Adamrb

33 minutes ago, Adamrb said:

I actually like Torres. Can play up top or across AM positions

He would be a good option, but another only caring about the Barca dream.

I think the new signing is going to be largely underwhelming whoever he is.

Pretty clear we're merely looking for a placeholder till Christo returns who will then serve as medium/long term depth across the front line.

We already have enough injury prone players so personally not a fan of this transfer

Not a bad option, as long as he is fit to play. It will be a blow to Arsenal if he's sold to us, as he's a proven player in their system.

8 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Behind the pecking order of Odegaard, Havertz, and Vieira and costs £43million. 

Yeah. Pass. 

 

I usually listen to fan reactions when it comes to stuff like this, and in fairness, a lot of Arsenal fans do not want this to happen. They're not happy that Arteta has frozen him out, especially considering Havertz has come into the mix and isn't hitting the ground running. 

 

This is an interesting one. Given we seem to be after a winger/no.10 then I can see why he might fit the profile we’re looking for. His strengths are he holds the ball well, can run at a defence, and is a good finisher. Add to that he’s Premier League proven so won’t need to adjust.

Seen some doubts as he’s had injury issues in the past, notably a long-standing groin injury which they addressed with an operation last season. Seems to be fit atm. Arsenal will probably try and recoup the Havertz money so will probably ask for a premium if they’re going to sell to us. 

Wouldn't want to pay much over £30m for the lad. He's way down the pecking order at Arse and has barely played in a year.

36 minutes ago, Gonoir Beniashile said:

Wouldn't want to pay much over £30m for the lad. He's way down the pecking order at Arse and has barely played in a year.

They’ll ask for 60m and we’ll meet them half way. Isn’t that how these things work? 

Edited August 29, 20231 yr by Dr. Socrates

17 minutes ago, Dr. Socrates said:

They’ll ask for 60m and we’ll meet them half way. Isn’t that how these things work? 

Although they openly said there would be a premium for Chelsea if we wanted Balogun. One price for us and one for others. Although I quite like him I just don't want to give Arteta any money, especially money over what the guy is worth.